PYP002 Intro.to Computer Science

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Working With E-mailChapter 18

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Objectives The students should understand

What is e-mail? What are the components of an e-mail system? Types of E-mail Accounts How to write, send, reply to an e-mail message? How to send, save and view e-mail attachments.

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What is e-mail? E-mail is an electronic version of the postal system

that transmits messages from one computer to another, usually over the Internet.

An e-mail message is an electronic document transmitted over a computer network.

E-mail is inexpensive, easy to use and fast. The computers and software that provide e-mail

services form an e-mail system.

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E-mail System An e-mail server is a computer which

provides an electronic mailbox for each person, sorts incoming messages into these boxes and routes outgoing mail over the Internet to other e-mail servers.

An e-mail server works with your electronic Inbox and Outbox so that you can send and receive email as shown in the next figure.

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E-mail System

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E-mail Accounts and E-mail Addresses

To send and receive e-mail, you need an Internet connection, an e-mail account, and software to compose e-mail messages.

Your account has a unique e-mail address. Typical format is user_id@domain.com.

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Types of Accounts Web-based e-mail is accessed using a browser. Popular Web-based e-mail providers include

hotmail.com and yahoo.com. Local e-mail (sometimes called POP mail) stores

your Inbox and Outbox on your computer so you can compose and read mail offline.

You access local e-mail using e-mail client software.

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E-mail Software Microsoft Outlook is one of the most popular

e-mail clients. Outlook Express has fewer features and is

included free with Windows. Lotus Notes and Eudora are also popular. Most e-mail software allows you to send files,

imbed pictures or sound elements and include hyperlinks.

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How do I write an e-mail message?

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How do I reply to an e-mail message?

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How do I reply to an e-mail message?

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How do I forward an e-mail message?

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The Address

Book

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View E-mail Attachments

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Save E-mail Attachments

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Send E-mail Attachments

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Organize E-mail Messages

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E-mail Signatures An e-mail signature is a block of text or

graphics automatically added to the end of every e-mail message you send.

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Summary We discussed

1. What is e-mail?

2. E-mail System Components

3. Types of E-mail Accounts

4. E-mail messages

5. E-mail attachments.